# Punctuation

> Using the right punctuation is important.

| Character | Literal | Alphanumeric | Unicode |
|-------------------------|----------|-----------------------|---------------------|
| Ampersand | & | `&` | `&` | | Bullet | • |
`•` | `•` | | White bullet | ◦ | | `◦` | |
Degree | ° | `°` | `°` | | Double quotes | “ ” |
`“` `”` | `“` `”` | | Single quotes
| ‘ ’ | `‘` `’` | `‘` `’` | |
Ellipsis | … | `…` | `…` | | Em dash | — |
`—` | `—` | | En dash | – | `–` |
`–` | | Lozenge | ◊ | `◊` | `◊` | | Middle
dot | · | `·` | `·` | | Numero | № | `№`
| `№` | | Pilcrow | ¶ | `¶` | `¶` | |
Plus/minus | ± | `±` | `±` | | Section | § |
`§` | `§` | | Single & double daggers | † ‡ |
`†` `‡` | `†` `‡` | | Filled star
| ★ | `★` | `★` | | Star | ☆ | `☆` |
`☆` | | Fractional quarter | ¼ | `¼` | `¼`
| | Fractional third | ⅓ | `⅓` | `⅓` | |
Fractional half | ½ | `½` | `¼` | | Fractional
two thirds | ⅔ | `⅔` | `⅔` | | Fractional tree
quarter | ¾ | `¾` | `¾` | | En space |   |
` ` | ` ` | | Em space |   | ` ` | ` `
| | Thin space |   | ` ` | ` ` | | Hair space |
  | ` ` | ` ` | | Zero width space | ​ |
`​` | `​` |